I took this picture during a random walk in Koto Gadang, West Sumatra, a place known for its silverworks and Dutch-inspired houses. While Koto Gadang means “big city”, it was actually more of a quiet and small village. But coming from hectic Jakarta, I enjoyed the quiet moment to just amble around and take in [...]
Archive for September, 2011
11 Sep
Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance
This is the imposing entrance to the equally majestic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), the train station in Mumbai, India. This is where the 2008 terrorist attacks took place, and it is also the shooting location for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I did my own version of Jai Ho there too
11 Sep
Revenge is Best Served by A Policeman: My Biggest Frustration about Driving
Jakarta Traffic (source: http://aliemhalvaima.blogspot.com/2010/05/mobil-menteri-masuk-jalur-busway.html) Like all cool things, this post is double-titled. Triple or quadruple would have been even better. Ask Puff Diddy/P. Diddy/Diddy/Sean Combs. So the WP PostADay team asked me (yes, just me) what my biggest frustration is about driving. I don’t know if they have ever been to where I currently live [...]
3 Sep
Weekly Photo Challenge: Mountains
The power of mountains! This is the child of that infamous volcano Krakatoa… and while the mom is quietly sleeping away, the child is still busy being active and creating havoc, like all normal kids. I actually spent a night on the foot of this mountain and climbed half-way up while hearing it rumbling. Glad [...]
3 Sep
Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken
This is another picture taken during my trip to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The first settlements were along the rivers, where they built wooden houses on stilts. I guess with the recent developments, some of these river houses were abandoned as people preferred the concrete houses built more inland. Here goes my interpretation of a “broken [...]
3 Sep
The -Bers Are Here?
For real? Already? It only felt like yesterday that I welcomed June, and now I am welcoming the first member of the Ber family: September! And how funny (and slightly unsettling, in that Groundhog-Day way) that my to-do list today is exactly the same as that from 3 months ago: housework, office work, and car-work [...]
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